HC Deb 29 May 1895 vol 34 c594

Considered in Committee:—

Mr. MELLOR

in the Chair.

(In the Committee.)

Clause 1:—

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL (Sir ROBERT REID, Dumfries)

said, there was only one effective clause in the Bill, and it merely meant that where a crime which, under the English law would be larcency, had been committed abroad, a person receiving the goods in this country, knowing them to be stolen, should not escape punishment.

MR. VESEY KNOX (Cavan, W.)

asked, whether the Bill had been the subject of correspondence with the French and other Governments, and whether these Governments had refused to make a similar change in their own law?

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

said, he was not aware of any such correspondence, but all the Bill did was to strike at crimes committed in this country.

MR. KNOX moved to report Progress.

*MR. T. M. HEALY

said, it was rather surprising that the House of Lords was always engaged on Bills dealing with criminal law. He wished they would apply themselves to some other class of legislation.

Progress reported.